4.6% ▼ -21.8%
Lower than 51% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 5.9%
- 2016: 2.5%
- 2021: 4.6%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Howard Springs · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Howard Springs
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Public administration and safety is the biggest employer in Howard Springs, where 18.3% of workers are in that sector. This area has a very high number of people working or looking for work, with a full-time employment rate that is well above the national figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Working or looking for work is common here, with 77.7% of adults doing so, which is far above the national figure of 61.1%. Full-time employment has grown significantly, rising 14 points since 2011 to reach 67.5%.
77.7% ▲ +49.0%
Higher than 99% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 52.1%
- 2016: 74.2%
- 2021: 77.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
67.5% ▲ +25.3%
Higher than 92% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 53.9%
- 2016: 67.5%
- 2021: 67.5%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local workforce is spread across a few main sectors. Public administration and safety leads at 18.3%, followed by construction at 15.7% and education and training at 8.7%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades workers make up the largest group at 22.3%. Other common roles include clerical and administrative staff at 19.1% and professionals at 15.4%.
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in Howard Springs [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL721007/howard-springs/topic/employment